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<\/a><\/center><\/p>\nTask & Purpose<\/a> tells the story of 21-year-old Jefferson Taylor, an Army Reservist stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, who crashed through a power pole and several traffic signs at the end of a cruise at 80 miles-per-hour in a 25 MPH zone. Taylor fled the scene leaving his passenger, Hernan Barragan, unconscious in the wrecked vehicle. Barragan died from his injuries 40 minutes later despite the efforts of first responders.<\/p>\n Police used a search dog to track Taylor to a nearby apartment complex, where officers could hear yelling.<\/p>\n They found Taylor lying on the ground outside an apartment door covered with bloody handprints. Taylor was bleeding profusely from a head wound.<\/p>\n Although Taylor claimed the man who lived in the unit shot him, officers determined that Taylor woke the man up by pounding on the door and tried to push his way inside when he heard police approaching the area.<\/p>\n Taylor struggled with police as he was taken into custody, kicking one officer in the chest. He kicked the doors and windows of the patrol car and repeatedly spit blood and threatened to kill officers.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Taylor has been charged with “vehicular homicide, two counts of third-degree assault, failure to remain at a fatal collision and obstructing a law enforcement officer”.<\/p>\n